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We’ve raised concerns about the advertising approaches used in the sale of charitable gift annuities. Our biggest beef has been the trumpeting of what appear to be big “returns” — when in fact the returns are largely a return of principal. Read our April 2009 post on this. As an example of a more [...] Here’s what you’ve been waiting for. A list of nine ways to give to your favorite charities, and they range from easiest to easy. If it’s difficult, challenging, complex or even sweat-inducing, it doesn’t make the list. In addition to being easy, donating Continue reading “Nine easy ways to give to your favorite charities” “If there ever was a time to get smarter about philanthropy, this is it. Donations are down, endowments have been decimated, and state and local governments are slashing their budgets. And the number of those who need help are rising rapidly” writes editor Lawrence Rout, describing The Wall Street Journal‘s recent special report on [...] In a September 30 posting, I told you about a Forbes.com story revealing more questionable charitable gift annuity advertising. Forbes.com now reports that charities using the advertising message (which included units of the University of California and United Way Worldwide) have been revising or pulling the ads. Read the new Forbes.com story. Thank you, [...] Bloomberg.com just published an interesting article on the changing market for naming rights – in light of the current economy. It may be time to strike a better deal, while supporting a cause you care about. The Bloomberg.com article. Back in April, when we wrote that Charitable Gift Annuity Advertising Stinks, we shared our concern that charities were not being forthright in the way they described the “return” on their charitable gift annuities. Now Forbes.com reveals more questionable charitable gift annuity advertising. We said back in April, “Come on, charities. . . . [...] Here are a few tools for giving during your lifetime, and a comparison of their relative complexity. Definitions follow. Continue reading “Giving Now Tools” Answer: Yes! Leaving a gift to charity should be considered as part of your estate planning, but it needn’t be a complicated matter. Take a look at the following table – showing several tools available Continue reading “Question: Are there simple ways to leave a gift to charity?” |
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